Chapter 45: The Garrison Dispatched
"The emperor dies!"
In just four words, it took more than a dozen breaths to roar. The old eunuch's lung capacity was extremely long.
The simple four words were like a bolt from the blue, slashing hard at the hearts of the ministers in the Taihe Palace Square.
The scene of whispering was suddenly silent, and only the whistling wind could be heard.
The autumn wind is dry, but the autumn wind at this time is as cold as a knife, slashing on everyone's face, making the face hurt.
The entire Changyang City was trembling under the whip of the cold wind giant.
The temperature dropped sharply, and the drizzle drizzled and gradually turned into snowflakes.
Soon, heavy snow fell over Changyang City.
During the autumn harvest season, a heavy snow will destroy the fruits on the land.
However, the extent of snowflakes falling is only in Changyang City, and it does not exceed the walls. The land outside the city is still covered with warm sunshine.
Such a wonderful scene made people in Changyang City panic.
The officials outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony had some speculations in their hearts, but as soon as the thought arose, they pinched them down hard.
"The emperor dies!"
The old eunuch shouted again, and some little eunuchs whistled in unison with the old eunuch. The four words "The Emperor's Death" spread throughout the palace.
Soon, the whistling sound spread outside the palace and the entire Changyang City.
Changyang City is as quiet as death.
Countless people who were panicking with the falling snow stood outside, allowing the increasingly intense snow to pile up on their bodies.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the civil and military ministers were as stupid as a wooden chicken.
Guo Ziyi, who had known the news for a long time, was not too shocked, but a tear came out of the corner of his eyes.
He bent his knees and took the lead in kneeling down.
Yu Wenji's expression was extremely complicated. When he saw Guo Ziyi kneeling, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he immediately followed Guo Ziyi to kneel on the ground.
The other civil and military officials knelt down one after another. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, thousands of ministers looked solemn, some of whom were crying and some sobbing, gradually cried in the snow.
Whether it is true or false, the emperor will die, and he will be sad.
Outside Changyang City, in the 100,000 garrison troops, Guo Nan and the fourth prince Li Shi stood side by side.
They looked towards Changyang City from afar, Guo Nan's face was heavy, and the fourth prince Li Shi's eyes burst into tears.
"Is it really dead?" Li Shi murmured to himself in a crying voice.
Last night, he received a message from Guo Nan, asking him to quietly leave the palace alone and go to the east gate of Changyang City to join the exchange. At first, he was wary and did not believe Guo Nan's words. But he did not dare to go to Yangxin Palace to check, and hurried out of the palace and found Guo Nan.
Until now, the fantasies in his heart have finally been shattered.
"Li Shi, whether you can avenge your father depends on you. If Li Jian's grandson ascended the throne, your father will be angry again if he knows it. September is snowy and resentment is soaring. You will no longer doubt me, right?" Guo Nan said coldly.
"Mr. Nan, no matter what, you saved my life. If it weren't for you, I might have died in the palace, right? What happened next depends on your Guo family. I don't ask for anything, I just want my father to be at ease." Li Shi said aloud.
"According to the convention, the emperor will die, and there will be three hours of silence in the palace. These three hours are enough for us to drive the garrison troops around the palace. The Imperial Guard has long been infiltrated by Li Jian, and Lin Chong's family was controlled by Li Jian. He dared not violate Li Jian's orders. Besides, Qin Qiong and another Danyuan master were guarding the palace. Even if Lin Chong was determined to do something, he would be unable to make the world come back. I guess the current palace has been blocked by the Imperial Guard, and no one can enter or exit. Once Li Jian ascended the throne, it would be too late to do anything." Guo Nan analyzed.
"Mr. Nan, can some masters be transferred to Yanyulou? The background of Yanyulou is the top family of Tiancheng Empire, the dog thief Qin Qiong, and another Danyuan realm master. If Yanyulou takes action, it will be not difficult to kill him."
"I have asked Dugu Hong for help, and he will help, but the palace is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are a total of 30,000 imperial guards. It is not easy to break through the gate of the palace. I can't guarantee whether this battle can be won." Guo Nan sighed and said.
Li Shi looked at Guo Nan deeply, and his eyes firmly and ruthlessly promised: "Mr. Nan, I will win this battle. I will give you the right to be the King of One-Shoulder. In the future, our status in the Li Tang Kingdom will be exactly the same. If you lose, your Guo family will go to the southeast immediately and have a chance to fight against Li Jian. And I will fight to the death and never leave Changyang City."
"I'll talk about it then. Do you think I'll be unable to win?" Guo Nan smiled on his face, "Don't forget that my eldest and youngest daughter-in-law are still waiting for me to save them in the palace."
Guo Nan turned around and saw the garrison troops wearing black armor lined up in an orderly manner, on a thousand acres of flat ground, waiting for his orders.
The garrison army was in charge of the Guo family, but unlike the Guo family army in Fenyang City, the 100,000 garrison army outside Changyang City, obeys the emperor's orders. If the Guo family's orders are incorrect and the emperor's orders, most of the people in the garrison will obey the emperor's orders.
Guo Nan took a deep breath, suffocated his breath, and said in a deep voice: "All soldiers, maybe you don't know that the emperor was poisoned to death last night, and his resentment was angered. The heavy snow in Changyang City was all transformed by His Majesty's resentment!"
The soldiers of the garrison were shocked when they heard this and looked at each other. Is the emperor dead? He was killed by someone?
"The martial law has been in Changyang City now. The prince Li Jian conspired to usurp the throne and took advantage of the monthly court meeting to control officials of Changyang City in the palace. You are all from Changyang City. Maybe your relatives, friends and elders are now encountering Li Jian's butcher knife! Li Jian's dog thief dares to kill His Majesty, what else can he not do?"
"Maybe you don't believe my words, but His Highness the Fourth Prince is here, and his words will never be false."
Guo Nan took a step back and brought Li Shirang in front of the stage.
Li Shi's face had not dried up, and his voice said sadly: "All the soldiers, every word Guo Nan said is true. There are many crises in the palace, and I can't predict it. I just hope that when we arrive at the palace, if Li Jian has ascended the throne, the soldiers can throw out Chen Nian who is loyal to the emperor. When my father is still there, you must be loyal to him. But even if Li Jian ascended the throne, he will be the murderer of killing his father and usurping the throne. We should work together to fight!"
"Everything will happen when you attack the palace. The soldiers will follow me to attack Li Jian. After you succeed, you will be rewarded with ten times the annual salary! Kill one enemy and reward a hundred taels of gold!"
There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. Li Shi mobilized the army's morale and fighting spirit, and a hundred thousand troops drove Changyang City.
In Changyang City, heavy snow was not stopped, and heavy snow was strong above the palace. Thousands of civil and military officials kneeling on the ground outside the Taihe Hall were numb and their legs were numb and their tears were dried, and their bodies were covered with snowflakes, making them snowmen. In the entire palace, there were people kneeling on the ground, whether they were palace maids, guards, eunuchs, royal children, emperors and concubines, all knelt outside, facing the position of the Taihe Hall.
The people in Changyang City also knelt down spontaneously and raised the city to observe silence.
Three hours said it was not long, but time passed and the 100,000 garrison troops finally drove outside Changyang City.
The city gate is closed.
"I am the fourth prince Li Shi. Open the city gate and let us go in!"
"I am Guo Nan, don't you open the door?"
Li Shi and Guo Nan called in front of the gate, but the city guards under the Pan family were all idle at home today and were not on duty. The city guards stationed on the city walls belonged to the Qin family!
What greeted Li Shi and Guo Nan were rows of heavy crossbow arrows!
Chapter completed!